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R. J. SAXTON.

TRUCK.

No. 349,367. Patented Sept. 21, 1886.

WitqEESEE: F /after,

" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

RioHA-RD J. SAXTON, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR or ONRHALF TO THOMAS DAY, OF New YORK, N. Y.

TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,367, dated September 21, 1886.

. Application filed April 1'7, 1886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD J. SAXTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Iniprovement in Trucks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the description of trucks known as two-story trucks, such as are used for conveying fragile articlessnch as bottles, glassware, and the likefro1n place to place in factories and stores; and it consists in a new means by which the upper story may be moved from the lower and replaced, when desired, for the purpose of loading or emptying the two sections. I accomplish this by the device shown in\the accompanying drawings, where Figure 1 is a side elevation of the truck with upper story in place upon the lower. Fig. 2 is an end elevation with parts broken away on the line a: m in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the upper section removed from the lower and tipped up out of the way.

The body of the truck is constructed in two stories or sections, A and B. Around three sides of the lower section A, and extending above its upper edge, is a band of iron, a. The ends of this band project a short distance beyond the end of the box A, and in each of its lateral arms is cut a longitudinal slot, 1), extending from the center of the side of the section A almost to the extremity of the pro- 3 jecting end. Two or more small rollers, it,

are fixed at the upper edge of the band a upon each of the long sides of the truck and project slightly above it. On each side of the upper box, B, and close to its lower edge, is secured a bar of angle-iron, c, at the middle of which is fixed a stud or trunnion, d, which projects through and engages with the slot 1) in the band a. To allow room for the bar 0 the band a may be set off from the side of the box A, as shown in the sectional drawings in Fig. 2. The projecting portions of the angleirons 0 rest upon the rollers it, which thus carry the weight of the box B when in position shown in Fig. 1. On the rear end of B 50 is placed a latch, e, which engages with the Serial No. 199,159. (No model.)

edge of the band a, and prevents thedisplacement of the section B when the truck is being pushed about.

It is obvious that the trunnions (I may be attached to the section B in various ways, and that the rollers t i may be placed upon B instead of on the lower section; but these changes would not alter the principle or operation of my invention, which I prefer to construct as shown in the drawings. Any suitable running-gear may be used for this truck.

The operation of my improved truck is as follows; Supposing that both stories of the truck are filled with goods, and in the position shown in Fig. 1, it is unloaded as follows: The upper section, B, is first emptied. The latch e is then lifted, and B is pushed forward, sliding upon the rollers i 13, until the trunnions (I reach the extremities of the slots 0 b in the projecting ends of the band a. B is then tilted up into the position shown in Fig. 3, where it leaves A entirely uncovered, so that its contents may be freely removed. In loading the above operation is reversed. The 7 5 projecting ends of the band a carry the trunnions (I out beyond the end of the box A sufficiently far to allow B in turning to swing clear of A.

Very little power is required to remove the section B from A, as above described, for the rollers 43 i obviate most of the sliding friction, and when the trunnions (I reach the ends of the slides b the box B is so nearly in equilibrium that it is easily tilted to the position 8 5 of Fig. 3, where it hangs until it is desired to replace it.

It is obvious that the above construction may be applied to trucks having more than two sections or stories; but in practice this number will be found most convenient.

WhatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A two-story truck in which the lower story or section of the body has a slotted slide along the upper edge of two of its opposite sides, and the upper section connected therewith by trnnnions or studs upon its corresponding sides, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 10o

2. In a truck having two 01'' more sections or stories, the lower section, A, and the slotted arms a, in combination with the section B and trunnions d, substantially as described.

3. In a truck having two or more sections or stories, the lower section, A, slotted arms a, upper section, B, and trunnions 01' studs 1?, in combination with the angle-iron bars cand rollers 17, substantially as described.

4. In a truck having two or more stories or IO sections, the lower section, A, slotted arms a, section B, and trunnions or studs (Z, in combination with the latch c, substantially as described.

RICHARD J. SAXTON.

Witnesses:

EDGAR J. PHILLIPS, WM. S. BELLoWs. 

